Which one of the following is NOT true with respect to the right to counsel?
a. The right appears in the Sixth Amendment.
b. It was applied to the states in 1963 in Gideon v. Wainwright.
c. The right to counsel includes misdemeanor cases in which a person could go to jail.
d. It has been an issue in cases where defendants cannot afford to hire a lawyer.
e. It applies to the states only in instances where the defendant can be sentenced to death.
E
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Some people claim that the media increasingly peddle ideologically biased political news. If this is true, which of the following necessary conditions for popular sovereignty is jeopardized?
a. that government policies reflect the wishes of the people b. that government leaders are selected in competitive elections c. that elections are free and fair d. that high-quality information is available
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, an eighteenth-century French philosopher, posited that ________
A) American democracy would end in failure B) a social contract exists between the people and government C) capitalism was a failed policy D) France would become a world superpower E) democracy was antithetical to freedom